ibuttons and tags

Rob — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:56:50 +0000

The last week was spend on getting iButtons, real tags that contain a serial code, to work with the roomba.
On Thursday, it all worked smoothly: tags are now coupled to behaviour, different tags result in different behaviour, perfect!
(the mini computer that is going to drive the whole has not yet arrived, so I’m not showing pictures/movies yet)

One immediate conclusion was the importance of context: if a tag with ‘wall-following’ is attached, the roomba nicely follows the wall. In a living room, with couches, sofas and tables, this behaviour changes radically of course: the roomba follows everything.
Here, the tag clearly does not ‘comply’ anymore, as it is not wall-following, but more object tracing?

The next focus will be on these ‘tags’: the visual appearances to the roomba, in order to change behaviour.

Roomba exploration: tags on iRobot

Rob — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:28 +0000

Last week, I started working with the Roomba platform: the hovering robot.
As a first exploration, I created several tags (spiral, random, sweep, wall-follow, fast, slow), and matching behaviours.
The tags can also be combined: spiral + fast = a fast spiral. Wall-follow + wall-follow + spiral = a wall-following robot that moves in small spirals.

iRobot tags – actDresses exploration – robtieben.com/stockholm from Rob Tieben on Vimeo.

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ibuttons and tags

Roomba exploration: tags on iRobot